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Discrimination Against Women: Theory and Evidence

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Labor Economics: Modern Views

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The post-World War II period has witnessed a rapid growth in female labor force participation and a steady narrowing of sex differences in the extent of participation in work outside the home. In 1950, 86.4 percent of the adult male population participated in the labor force as compared to 33.9 percent of the adult female population.1 By 1979, 77.6 percent of males and 51.4 percent of females were labor force participants.2 The large increase in participation rates of married women (husband present), from 21.6 percent in 1950 to 49.4 percent in 1979, was a major factor in the expansion of the female labor force. That these trends were accompanied by an increase in the labor force attachment of women is suggested by the marked rise in the labor force participation rates of married women (husband present) with preschool age children, from 11.9 percent in 1950 to 43.2 percent in 1979.

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Blau, F.D. (1984). Discrimination Against Women: Theory and Evidence. In: Darity, W. (eds) Labor Economics: Modern Views. Recent Economic Thought Series, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5636-0_3

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